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    Ontological Argument Essay A:Explain the traditional forms of the Ontological argument as put forward by Anselm and Descartes: When considering an argument for God‚ the ontological argument is one of the most intriguing. Mainly because of it’s a priori nature‚ differing from other popular theological arguments which are a posteriori such as the cosmological argument. This means the ontological argument is understood to be true analytically on its own terms without an appeal to experience. Because

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    Jessica Black-212160 Philosophy 8-17-2012 McCloskey There are many different types of arguments for the existence of God. With each argument there is a conception presented of God. For each argument there are different approaches. I will be focusing on the Cosmological and Teleological Arguments. Teleological Arguments are known to be arguments from divine‚ arguing from order in the universe to the existence of God (1).With the ordering of

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    Theodicy A theodicy is simply a justification of God’s ways. Theists are generally compelled to express a theodicy in response to the unfortunate‚ painful‚ evil events and circumstances found in our world. A theodicy is necessary only if we believe in a God who is inherently good‚ thus requiring an explanation of the apparent discontinuity between a good God and evil in the world. In order to express my own theodicy‚ I will discuss the forms of evil in the world and their various manifestations

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    Omnipotence In Judaism

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    The idea of God being omnipotent is a central‚ or vital‚ part of the core beliefs of the main monotheistic religions of the world today: Christianity‚ Islam and Judaism. Contemporary theism demands that believers in God accept the notion that He is all-powerful and not subject to limitations on this power; as the Christian Evangelist Matthew puts it in his Gospel: Jesus looked at them and said “With man this is impossible‚ but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). In Judaism also the

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    There are 3 main arguments that each seek to prove the existence of God; the Ontological‚ Cosmological‚ and Teleological Arguments. Each is different in its approach‚ but all arrive at the same conclusion. Ontological Argument argues God’s existence from the assumption of the existence a “Greatest Thing that can ever be conceived.” From there‚ it argues that in order for something to be “The Greatest Thing ever” it must exist physically (that is outside of the mind). The Cosmological Argument argues

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    "Self-Concept" written by Barry Joel Desaine (March 2010) Email: bjdesaine@yahoo.com SELF-CONCEPT Sensing that he is a distinct and separate existence from others through time and space‚ a man becomes aware of his existential self from infancy. As he matures he also becomes aware of his categorical self through the realization that he has characteristics or attributes that distinguishes him from other objects in his environment. These two aspects – the existential self and the categorical

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    Religon to Me

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    Religion to Me Tabitha J Smith PHI 208 Ethics and Moral Reasoning March 7‚ 2013 Instructor Monica Allen Religion to Me The following term paper is my views on religion and how it’s different from many other individuals’ views on this subject. How I know Gods existence is a fact for me and why I don’t need proof of his existence. Looking at several religions that my family has been a part of as well as I have been to show the difference in religions. Is Religion and Science in

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    Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism In his book‚ Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism‚ author James K.A. Smith takes three postmodern thinkers to school by breaking down ideas they profess and applying them to the postmodern church. Even though the authors cited in Smith’s book come from secular backgrounds‚ the statements are broken down and dissected into ways the Radical Orthodox Church can hearken back to ancient ideals while moving forward in the progressive postmodern age. Smith begins his book by attempting

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    The Problem of Evil Lyndsey Emry PHIL 1381-17 Introduction to Philosophy Professor Bannister   The problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of the evil in the world with the existence of an omniscient God because if God were all-knowing‚ it seems that God would know about all of the horrible things that happen in our world. The problem of evil also brings up the problem with an omnipotent God because if God were all-powerful‚ God would be able to stop all of the evil and

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    Do God Exist ?

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    Thesis Statements   1. Because of man’s ignorance and curiosity‚ arguments for the existence of God have been made over the years. Basically‚ these arguments are divided into two large groups i.e. logical and metaphysical. Actually‚ these arguments seek to prove that the existence of a being or having faith with at least one attribute that only God could have is logically necessary.   2. Believing and having faith in God will only resort to one thing—goodness.   3. Faith has something to

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